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Felipe Massa, P1 - 1:47.562, 5th; P2 - 1:49.967, 1st
“The weather meant it was a difficult day, with rain affecting both the first and second sessions. However, it seems to me that the car handles pretty well in the wet, which is positive in terms of the rest of the weekend, given there’s a chance of more rain. That is also the reason why I only used one set of intermediate tyres: I had a bit of graining on the fronts, especially at the start of the second session, but towards the end, the situation improved and the performance of the tyre got better all the time. Therefore, it is difficult to say where we are compared to the others, as the track conditions were changing continuously and it’s not even easy to give an in-depth evaluation of the new components we brought here.”
Nico Rosberg, P1 - 1:47.758, 6th; P2 - 1:50.744, 2nd
“It was difficult out there, however our car worked well in these conditions, and maybe we have a better pace in the wet. The Pirelli intermediate tyres were certainly performing well today. We will have to wait for dry conditions to get a true picture of our updates as we weren’t able to achieve all of the work that we would have liked, so tomorrow will be important for us.”
Kamui Kobayashi, P1 - 1:50.133, 18th; P2 - 1:51.395, 3rd
“First of all I want to say thank you to the mechanics who fixed my car in time for the second free practice. When I crashed I had lost control on the wet astro turf. Despite this crash, I think it is obviously quite difficult to make any judgments on the car, the balance and the set up in today’s conditions. However, our performance in the wet won’t count for anything as the track will be dry tomorrow. Therefore we are looking forward to more surprises, hopefully nicer ones than we had today.”
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Lewis Hamilton, P1 - 1:48.549, 8th; P2 - 1:51.438, 4th
“It’s a shame today was so wet, because I really wanted to put on a good show for all the fans – they had to brave some pretty cold and damp conditions all day, so I’m pleased that it looks like the weather will improve for the rest of the weekend. Fingers crossed. Despite the lack of running, today was actually quite encouraging; we tested a couple of things and I managed to pick up quite a decent feeling for the car. It’s going to be interesting tomorrow if it’s dry, because I think our car is looking quite good. The new rear wing also felt quite positive, but we’ve still got to decide whether we carry it over into tomorrow and the race itself. The reason I went to the stewards was to discuss the correct usage of DRS in wet conditions: the rules don’t clearly state whether you can use DRS on slicks in wet conditions, which is what we did this morning. The stewards just wanted to understand so that they could tighten the wording of the regulations for the next race. I also suggested a couple of tweaks to make the regulations clearer and safer, so it was quite a useful visit.”
Jenson Button, P1 - 1:48.841, 15th; P2 - 1:51.518, 5th
“Today was a bit of a frustrating day for me; we thought we’d get some good running under our belts this afternoon, but the rain meant that didn’t happen, and we didn’t really get a chance to evaluate everything. The balance was okay in P1. Hopefully, it’s not going to rain for the rest of the weekend, so we should be able to get a better read on how the new interpretations of the regulations will affect us from tomorrow. We don’t really know if our new rear wing is an improvement over the older version. It has a different downforce level, but I’m still not sure what we’re going to run for the rest of the weekend. The new facilities here at Silverstone are great - the only problem is that, at our end of the pit lane, we can’t see the fans and they can’t see us! Still, it’s a fantastic effort from everybody involved.”
Adrian Sutil, P2 - 1:51.738, 6th
“I sat out the morning but drove in the afternoon. It started raining just before the session and the track remained very wet for the whole afternoon. I spent most of my time on the full wet tyre because there was a lot of standing water on the track. Then, at the end of the session, I was able to do my final run on intermediates. The forecast for tomorrow looks a bit better so we will hopefully get some dry track time.”
Paul di Resta, P1 - 1:48.730, 11th; P2 - 1:51.781, 7th
“The track was wet all day so we didn’t get a chance to do any dry running. It was also quite windy and the conditions were not really consistent enough to do much useful running. However, we seem quite competitive and the balance of the car felt good right from the start of the day. It’s a shame to have missed out on some dry track time, but everybody is in the same position. It means we will have a lot of work to do tomorrow - assuming it is dry.”
Rubens Barrichello, P1 - 1:47.347, 3rd; P2 - 1:51.992, 8th
“It’s been a wet day, obviously, and that kept us in the garage for some of the second session. We’ll have to see what the forecast is like as we go through the weekend. We finished in the top ten which is good but there’s more to do.”
Nico Hulkenberg, P1 - 1:48.598, 9th
“The rain this morning meant that I spent the whole session running on intermediates. It was pretty straightforward, with no dramas and I completed a few good runs. I worked a bit on the balance, tried the high-downforce spec rear wing and compared it to our baseline rear wing to get some aero data.”
Sebastien Buemi, P1 - 1:48.778, 12th; P2 - 1:54.274, 10th
“It’s good to be back at Silverstone, which is one of the great circuits, even if the weather is predictably unpredictable! However, we got the maximum out of the session doing a lot of laps in the wet, even going out when there was a risk of aquaplaning. I think it was the right thing to do, because if there should be any more rain on Sunday, we are well prepared. Both the extreme and intermediate tyres worked well and our performance level is quite encouraging at the moment, but let’s wait and see what happens tomorrow when it should be dry. The team did a very good job and I can face the rest of the weekend with optimism. We have a new pit lane here and the entry is a bit bumpy as it’s a new bit of track, so you have to be careful, but in general, the new facilities seem very nice.”
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